The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-07
THE HEALTH BOARDS PLANS.
The Committee to Be Sent to Florida
Tonight.

The Committee TO Be Sent to Florida
Tonight.
The Sanitary Board held a special meet
ing yesterday afternoon to discuss measures
for the protection of the city against the
introduction of yellow fever from the in
fected Florida districts. At its meeting on
Saturday the board recommended that a
special meeting of City Council be held to
take such steps as might be deemed advis-
able.
A conference was had with members of
the Council, but there was no formal meet
ing Whatever measures are deemed neces-
sary viii be authorized at once by the SAM
tary Board without the delay of calling the
Council together. Traffic Manager Owens,
of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, and Maj Williams, agent of
the Fernandina steamers, were present
at the meeting yesterday and
assured the board that the railway and
steamboat lines will cooperate in any meas
ure that may be adopted. Maj. Williams
said that if 1t is deemed advisable the steam
ers will withdraw their passenger traffic
from Fernandina at any time the board
may recommend Col. Owens said that the
Savannah, Florida and Western viii assist
in maintaining and enforcing quarantine
on its lines
The ACCESSIBILITY of sending committee
to various points in Florida to investigate
the methods of quarantine and to see
whether the regulations are strictly en-
forced was discussed at length. The board
will hold another meeting to-day and a com
nlittee will be selected and will start for
Florida tonight. 1t is the intention of the
board not only to look into the quarantine
methods at jacksonville and Tampa,
but also those at Punta Gorda
Punta Rosa, Cedar Keys, Charlotte, and
along the entire coast. 1t is expected that
the committee will be gone about ten days,
and during which time it will be in CON
slant communication with the board, which
will be kept fully advised of its movements
and whether there is likely to be any further
spread of the disease. The advisability of
placing an Inspector at Waycross to ex-
anime passengers coming from infected
places will be determined by the committee.
1t is the intention of the board to use
every necessary precautlon to prevent the
bringing of yellow fever here, and to use
its utmost endeavor to keep it away.
Health Officer Mcfarland and Marine
Hospital Surgeon White received yesterday
an abstract of Surgeon General Hamilton's
report in reference to the origin of yellow
fever at Key West The disease was brought
over from Havana in lot Of bedding and
furniture, as already stated in the MORNING
NEWS, by a Bolio family who formerly
kept the San Carlos and Fifth Avenue
Hotels in Havana.
The United States sanitary inspector, DIR.
Burgess, at Havana, reports that the furni-
ture bought of Mrs. Bolio and used by the
Baker family, which first contracted the
disease, had been used in hotel at Havana,
and it is well known that many cases of
yellow fever have occurred in that hotel
during the last few years. DIR. Burgess
haA fa1 Ave, in h,,
is of the opinion that the old pillows, bed
ding, ETC., were the sources of Infection
The health authorities do not apprehend
any immediate danger here, but they will
use every possible effort to prevent the
possibility of an introduction of the disease.